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27.09.18

Finally up to date and posting on the actual day haha

☀️ Had placement - my supervision went v v well

☀️ Completed diary and feedback log (well I didnt actually need to add anything new tbh).

☀️ Made a clinical reasoning table for placement. 

☀️ Started to make cheat sheets for placement which I can laminate (lol I barely started).

☀️ Started to make a new CV (I legit keep losing them somewhere in my computer). 

[7/100]

Yeah compared to yesterday, didnt really do much because I’m feeling absolutely shattered omg first week of placement has tired me out already 

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26.09.18 

Another late post hahaha 

☀️ Had placement.

☀️ Completed my diary entry for my placement - the daily diary reminds me what I’ve achieved during the week.

☀️ Completed my formal supervision log for placement. 

☀️ Completed feedback log for placement. 

☀️ Started the common respiratory conditions ‘fact sheet’. 

☀️ Went through and edited my SWOT analysis. 

☀️ Added to my feedback log for placement. 

☀️ Posted an instagram post on the karate page for ‘meet the committee’.

☀️ Posted some photos from the sports fair at uni onto the karate instagram page. 

☀️ Made an infographic for the karate session tomorrow (today lol). 

[6/100] 

Wow I actually completed a lot yesterday, no wonder I went to bed late haha. 

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•25.09.18•

I forgot to post yesterday whoops (more like this was in my draft for 2 days haha)

☀️ I had placement practically all day.

☀️ Reviewed what I did at placement today.

☀️ Wrote some feedback I had received and reflected on this.

☀️ Created some karate graphics to complete tomorrow (more like today lol) for our Instagram page.

☀️ Researched about nasogastric tubes.

[5/100]

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•24.09.18•

☀️ Had placement from 9:30-4:30.

☀️ Watched an episode of suits.

☀️ Updated my clubs Instagram page (as I am the publicity officer haha).

☀️ Wrote up what I did today in placement and some reading I need to catch up on.

☀️ Revised interpretation of chest x-rays.

☀️ Searched up and researched cardiac markers.

☀️ Ensured all my notes were up to date.

[4/100]

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•23.09.18•

The state of my bed earlier today.

☀️ Went to church and met some new friends and caught up with old friends. Had a v good sermon on tithing and the importance of it.

☀️ Finished packing to go back home for placement (I was late for my train sad sad but gladly met a friend on the bus so that was nice).

☀️ Finished my ‘cheat sheet’ which I didn’t get to finish the other day.

☀️ Sorted out my folders (as above lol).

☀️ Watched some videos on auscultation and respiratory assessment.

☀️ Sorted out my backpack, lunch and uniform for the start of placement.

[3/100 days of productivity]

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•22.09.18•

☀️ Completed an arm workout and a 30 minute run.

☀️ Hung out and caught up with a friend, had v good Thai food and finally some bubble tea after months of not having any.

☀️ Caught up with my house mate and some other friends, updated each other on our lives woo.

☀️ As it’s the final year of uni, me and my friends took some time to reflect on our years here and to just talk about the future and basically let out some steam before semester starts.

☀️ Tried out the new face wash I bought today, hopefully it’s good woo.

I think it’s important to take time out of our week to rest and just relax, to take time to just take care of ourselves.

[2/100 days of productivity]

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•21.09.19•

☀️ Emailed and called hospitals up because I need to sort out my elective placement for next year.

☀️ Attended a meeting for karate (lol I’m publicity officer)

☀️ Went over the learning outcomes for placement 5 and the things I need to do to achieve the outcomes.

☀️ Revised respiratory assessment, auscultation and interpreting arterial blood gases.

☀️ Made a ‘cheat sheet’ for my placement which I can just put in my tunic pocket (to finish tomorrow).

[So this is post 1/100 of 100 days of productivity]

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•19.09.18•

Funnily enough this photo was not taken today but here’s my first daily achievement post.

p.s. making iced coffee with just an espresso ice cube in a cup of milk is actually super tasty

TODAY’S ACHIEVEMENTS:

☀️ looked through 100+ abstracts in order to find relevant articles for my dissertation

☀️ looked through 20+ articles to find the ones which are relevant (once again for my dissertation)

☀️ me myself and I ran out of printing money (is this even an achievement lol? does it show I’m doing work)

☀️ found a karate friend in the library and caught up since I haven’t seen her since before summer started

☀️ talked for a few hours to one of my new housemates (super achievement for me since I’m usually not talking to new people)

☀️ designed a banner for the sports fayre

☀️ organised discussion topics for my karate committee meeting tomorrow

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Hello beautiful people🌸

So I’m going to start to do daily achievement posts, as I’ve seen @studylustre doing them and honestly I just think they’re so great for reminding yourself of all the things you’ve accomplished that day so I’m going to try to post them daily (hopefully) and maybe this blog will slowly get going again☀️☀️

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@patriotstudies thank you so much for your kind words and positive energy☀️☀️

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for those kind people that still actually follow this blog

I’m so sorry for the lack of posts or activity

although it’s summer, life has been hectic and I’ve been quite stressed lately

I’ll try and get some update posts later this week

but my lovely friends thanks for still following💗

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studyblr asks (feel free to add to the list)

What year are you?

What’s your major/what do you think you want to major in?

If applicable, what is your thesis about?

Do you think you picked the right major?

Ultimate educational goals?

Career goals?

Do you think your goals are realistic?

What classes are you taking right now?

Favorite class out of everything you’ve ever taken and why?

Least favorite class ever and why?

Current favorite class and why?

Current least favorite class and why?

Favorite STEM field?

Favorite humanities subject?

Class that you’ve always wanted to take but never had the chance?

Do you use caffeine and if so how much daily?

What’s your preferred method of taking in caffeine?

Have you ever tried study drugs?

Are you a homework-in-the-morning kind of person?

Do you listen to music while you study?

Crowded area or quiet place?

What’s your preferred writing implement?

Do you need to work out before you can study well?

Describe your perfect study environment.

Are you procrastinating right now?

What was the last thing you procrastinated?

Are you a perfectionist?

Do you like easy classes or do you feel bad if you’re not working hard?

Are you a good test taker?

What are you the proudest of out of all the assignments you’ve ever had?

Do you talk to your teachers/professors a lot?

Describe your favorite teacher/professor and why you like them.

Describe your least favorite teacher/professor and why you dislike them.

Have you ever thought about becoming a teacher/professor?

Most profound thing ever said to you by a teacher/professor?

Best feedback you’ve ever gotten on something academic?

Worst study habit and how are you working on it?

Are you an in-class fidgeter?

How’s your handwriting?

Write “the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” and post a photo.

Neat or messy notes?

A lot of notes or the bare minimum?

Post a photo/scan of your notes from your favorite class.

Are you a doodler?

Post a photo of your doodles if you have any.

Do you have pre-test rituals and what are they?

Are you a tangent-question asker?

Do you make jokes in class?

How many hours do you spend on academics per day?

What’s something more important to you than school?

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How I studied Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy:

I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again, Netter is one of a kind guys. It has helped me so much.

There’s also an app I used to have on my iphone, I think it was called essential skeleton. Any app/program would do, I especially love the virtual dissection tool because it helped me understand different layers so much better.

It can get a little overwhelming with the details but there’s usually a “clinical anatomy” or “applied anatomy” part in the end of every chapter, I prioritized that over everything else because of its clinical relevance and this has not only helped me in my rotations this year but also MCQs in academic usually target this area so .. you’re welcome hahah.

The lab is your best friend here, take advantage of every minute you have in there. Understanding is key so for example if I didn’t fully understand the action of a muscle, I’d pull the tendon & see what it does with my own eyes, what I’m saying is I never left the lab without understanding everything because anatomy isn’t one of those things you can just memorize.

If your school provides a pre lab learning guide use that, if it doesn’t make your own. Just don’t go into the lab not knowing anything because you will struggle, whereas if you go prepared it’s gonna help you out a ton, you’ll consolidate everything you know & basically be good to go.

So here’s what I did to learn an anatomy lecture: Before the class I’d read what we’re studying from Snell’s, then I’d take notes, attend the lecture, go home, go over everything from Netter & my apps (I considered that my pre lab work) and then the next day I’d go into the lab & sort of explain whatever we’re learning either to myself or to my partner. Et voilà, we’re done.

Physiology

This wasn’t really my forte, but here goes nothing.

As for physiology I found that textbooks don’t do it for me.

So what I would do before class to prepare is watch as many YouTube videos from different sources about whatever we’re studying. I could link all my favorite YouTube channels if you’re interested?

Then in class I’d pay FULL UNDIVIDED attention (physiology needs more concentration imo)

Then I’d get home and go through the material my school provides, I didn’t even make my own notes in physiology because it was ridiculously time consuming & I needed visual illustrations. Reading it was like passive studying, I couldn’t learn anything no matter how many times I read it.

But the one thing that I found helped me the most in physiology is answering a shit ton of MCQs, that’s the only way I could properly learn.

So my strategy for physiology was basically pay full attention in class & do a lot of practice questions rather than spend hours memorizing everything from a textbook.

For the anon who wanted this that’s pretty much everything I did regarding these two. Hope you found it helpful!

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•back when I was drowning in anatomy•

Here’s another set of photos of my desk back during exam period. Messy desk clean life RIGHT. As much as I enjoy learning human sciences ITS JUST TOO MUCH AHH

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I think all Gilmore Girls fans can agree that Rory Gilmore is the original studyblr! If I’m having a chill study session, I’ll play an old episode where she is extra motivated or there is a big focus on academics. The following are my go-tos!

SPOILER ALERT

I wrote short descriptions with each episode so SPOILER ALERT for everyone who hasn’t seen or is still watching Gilmore Girls! 

S01E02- “The Lorelai’s First Day at Chilton”

Rory starts at a new prestigious school. She has to deal with proving herself academically.

S01E04- “The Deer Hunters”

This episode deals with academic failure and studying hard to move past it. 

S02E02- “Hammers and Veils”

Rory has anxiety over not having enough extra-curricular activities for college applications. 

S02E04- “The Road Trip to Harvard”

Rory visits her dream school and gets a good look into college life. 

S02E18- “Back in the Saddle Again”

Rory has a challenging group project. 

S03E03- “Application Anxiety”

Rory receives her Harvard application and gets stressed over the competition. 

S03E08- “Let the Games Begin”

Rory visits Yale.

S03E16- “The Big One”

Rory has to give a speech and has to comfort a friend who doesn’t get into her dream school. Rory also receives her college letters. 

S03E17- “A Tale of Poes and Fire”

Rory picks her college. 

S03E22- “Those Are Strings, Pinocchio”

Rory graduates high school and deals with paying for college. 

S04E01- “Ballrooms & Biscotti”

Lorelai and Rory have to deal with the stress of preparing for college. 

S04E02- “The Lorelais’ First Day at Yale”

Rory starts college. 

S04E03- “The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles”

Rory begins her college shopping period. 

S04E06- “An Affair to Remember”

Rory has trouble finding a good place to study while she is behind on her class syllabus.

S04E08- “Die, Jerk”

Rory is told to toughen up her journalistic writing, so she writes a harsh review and faces the consequences. 

S04E10- “The Nanny and the Professor”

Rory participates in the orientation for her school newspaper. 

S04E14- “The Incredible Sinking Lorelais”

This episode once again deals with academic failure.

S05E10- “But Not As Cute As Pushkin”

Rory gives a tour of Yale to a high school student. 

S05E20- “How Many Kropogs to Cape Cod?”

Rory starts an internship.

S06E13- “Friday Night’s Alright for Fighting”

The student news has to pull a hectic all-nighter to publish the paper.

S06E14- “You’ve Been Gilmored”

Rory becomes the editor of her paper.

S06E16- “Bridesmaids Revisited”

Rory speaks at a journalism panel. 

S07E21- “Unto the Breach”

Rory graduates college.

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You Are Going To Have So Much Success In 2018 (pass it on)

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Women In History

I grew up believing that women had contributed nothing to the world until the 1960′s. So once I became a feminist I started collecting information on women in history, and here’s my collection so far, in no particular order. 

Lepa Svetozara Radić (1925–1943) was a partisan executed at the age of 17 for shooting at German soldiers during WW2. As her captors tied the noose around her neck, they offered her a way out of the gallows by revealing her comrades and leaders identities. She responded that she was not a traitor to her people and they would reveal themselves when they avenged her death. She was the youngest winner of the Order of the People’s Hero of Yugoslavia, awarded in 1951

23 year old Phyllis Latour Doyle was British spy who parachuted into occupied Normandy in 1944 on a reconnaissance mission in preparation for D-day. She relayed 135 secret messages before France was finally liberated. 

Catherine Leroy, War Photographer starting with the Vietnam war. She was taken a prisoner of war. When released she continued to be a war photographer until her death in 2006.

Lieutenant Pavlichenko was a Ukrainian sniper in WWII, with a total of 309 kills, including 36 enemy snipers. After being wounded, she toured the US to promote friendship between the two countries, and was called ‘fat’ by one of her interviewers, which she found rather amusing. 

Johanna Hannie “Jannetje” Schaft was born in Haarlem. She studied in Amsterdam had many Jewish friends. During WWII she aided many people who were hiding from the Germans and began working in resistance movements. She helped to assassinate two nazis. She was later captured and executed. Her last words were “I shoot better than you.”. 

Nancy wake was a resistance spy in WWII, and was so hated by the Germans that at one point she was their most wanted person with a price of 5 million francs on her head. During one of her missions, while parachuting into occupied France, her parachute became tangled in a tree. A french agent commented that he wished that all trees would bear such beautiful fruit, to which she replied “Don’t give me any of that French shit!”, and later that evening she killed a German sentry with her bare hands. 

After her husband was killed in WWII, Violette Szabo began working for the resistance. In her work, she helped to sabotage a railroad and passed along secret information. She was captured and executed at a concentration camp at age 23. 

Grace Hopper was a computer scientist who invented the first ever compiler. Her invention makes every single computer program you use possible. 

Mona Louise Parsons was a member of an informal resistance group in the Netherlands during WWII. After her resistance network was infiltrated, she was captured and was the first Canadian woman to be imprisoned by the Nazis. She was originally sentenced to death by firing squad, but the sentence was lowered to hard lard labor in a prison camp. She escaped. 

Simone Segouin was a Parisian rebel who killed an unknown number of Germans and captured 25 with the aid of her submachine gun. She was present at the liberation of Paris and was later awarded the ‘croix de guerre’. 

Mary Edwards Walker is the only woman to have ever won an American Medal of Honor. She earned it for her work as a surgeon during the Civil War. It was revoked in 1917, but she wore it until hear death two years later. It was restored posthumously. 

Italian neuroscientist won a Nobel Prize for her discovery of nerve growth factor. She died aged 103. 

EDIT

jinxedinks added: Her name was Rita Levi-Montalcini. She was jewish, and so from 1938 until the end of the fascist regime in Italy she was forbidden from working at university. She set up a makeshift lab in her bedroom and continued with her research throughout the war.  

A snapshot of the women of color in the woman’s army corps on Staten Island

This is an ongoing project of mine, and I’ll update this as much as I can (It’s not all WWII stuff, I’ve got separate folders for separate achievements). 

File this under: The History I Wish I’d Been Taught As A Little Girl